Agency starts preparing for the big move
CONTRACTORS have started work to prepare the interiors at the new headquarters of Scotland’s environment watchdog.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), which last year...
Getting up a head of steam
Spirax Sarco helped Northumbrian Water to halve the energy it uses to raise steam at an anaerobic digestion plant. And the work was so...
Experts wanted as SLR chases growth
AN environmental firm has stepped up a recruitment drive that could see around 20 staff hired for its UK operations in the next year....
Castle beats target in drive to reduce energy costs
THE drive to reduce carbon emissions at Scotland’s top visitor attraction is well ahead of target.
New figures show that Edinburgh Castle, which attracts more...
Plant welcomes visit from PM
PRIME minister David Cameron donned a hard hat to visit a construction and demolition waste recycling plant in Oxford.
His visit was in advance of...
Greg sets a standard
British businesses are set to benefit from the expertise of EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation in environment issues, with the appointment of one of its...
Gates continuing to close at landfill sites
RESEARCH has identified 130 landfill sites that have closed since 2008 as the country continues to reduce the volumes it sends for traditional disposal....
‘Flood investment must be protected’
HOME owners could be in deep water unless there is extra investment in flood infrastructure and more realistic planning policies.
That’s the message from the...
Tough target
Is the construction industry really capable of achieving 70% recycling of its waste by 2020 or is it just a box ticking exercise by...
Come on Cram, a kid could carry those two
A former Olympian and water engineering expert paired up for their charity’s annual fundraising ball and ended up raising £10,000 for communities in remote...
Honour parade
THE work of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) was recognised in the New Year Honours List with 48 people receiving...
Aiming high
RICHARD Rap, Sutton and East Surrey Water’s operations manager and his wife Nicola are attempting (February) to climb Mt Kilimanjaro to raise funds for...
Annett to go
NIGEL Annett, managing director of Welsh Water and one of the founders of Glas Cymru – the not-for-profit company that acquired the utility in...
Scot hit with a record fine
‘Total disregard for the environment’
A waste operator has been hit with a record fine after being found guilty of carrying out one of Scotland’s...
Cumming on stream with Viridor
VIRIDOR has appointed an engineering boss to lead its £1 billion investment in energy-from-waste and recycling plants across the UK.
Alan Cumming joins the board...
Bio pledge as UK joins Euro tech partnership
THE UK has pledged up to £10m for a scheme to develop innovative bioenergy projects. It is one of eight EU countries working in...
Nuclear designs are ready for assessing
PLANS by Japanese firm Hitachi to build up to six new nuclear reactors in the UK have moved forward with Ministers asking organisations to...
Waste: A boardroom issue
WASTE management firm SWR hosted Scotland’s environment secretary Richard Lochhead at a recent event in Edinburgh.
The event was also attended by representatives from the...
Upgrades will reduce call-outs
NI Water is embarking on a £2m project to upgrade a number of wastewater pumping stations and carry out environmental improvements.
The new investment will...
Two shake hands on treatment deal
TWO businesses have teamed up to develop large-scale organic waste treatment projects using composting technology.
The agreement sees HotRot and Bio Watt Engineering (BWE) join...
